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Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
Ethical passes the values gate
Price70.21 USD
Fair value74.54
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-09-08Read Accumulation67.68+3.7% to today ✓
2026-07-02Read Distribution73.38-4.3% to today ✓
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against today's price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
New York Times Co holds its Markup at $70.21. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 19 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-18
Phase
Markup
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 19 days
Price at the screen
$70.21
Valuation
29.25 trailing · 22.36 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
0.91
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
1.22%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 1.2% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
17.54%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 17.5% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
18.23%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 18.2% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
1.54%
Below 5%
Only 1.5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-18 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 6.2% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 9 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +14% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-18 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Digital subs keep trusted news on steady footing
When readers want facts instead of noise they still pay for the New York Times. That habit now shows up in twelve percent revenue growth, thirteen percent profit margins and twenty percent return on equity, all wrapped in a narrow moat that still passes the ethical screen.
The shares sit almost exactly at fair value with a one percent margin of safety, so the numbers do not flag any real mispricing. Forward earnings at twenty three point six times reflect a solid but not exceptional business that analysts rate a buy with an eighty two dollar median target.
Narrow moat leaves room for rivals to chip away at subscriptions or advertising, and any slowdown in digital sign ups would hit growth quickly. Analysis, not advice.
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
NYT trades on the NYSE. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The framework has shifted from distribution to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 10.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 9% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 33%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (9 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $85.
2026-08-07Distribution$75.83+3.3%Entry 4
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved up 3.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 9% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 33%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (9 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $85.
2026-07-18Distribution$73.38+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 9% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 33%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (9 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $85.
2026-07-03Distribution$73.38+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Distribution$73.38Entry 1
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
